January 8, 2015

Stuff and Things 1/8


+I mentioned long ago that I hadn't been in Wal-Mart in months.  On January 1, Scott needed to stop to get something when we were on our way back from Bass Pro in Denver.  So, at least I finished out 2014 without going into a Wal-Mart.  Meh.

+This Wal-mart is the trashiest, most poorly organized Wal-mart I've ever seen.  And I've seen a lot of Wal-Marts.  I lived in Wasilla, Alaska and middle-of-nowhere, Missouri.  Those ones weren't this bad.  Shame on you, Colorado Springs.

+Sometimes I think I'm keeping Amazon in business.  With the Kindle app, Prime membership, and Audible account.  But then, it's like I don't even care.  Amazon makes life SO much easier. I'm all for ease.

+Tell me this isn't the ugliest ceiling fan you've ever seen. It compares to the seafoam one that was in the master bedroom.

The white splotches are from us spray-painting the ceiling, but it was a pink/purple swirly color.  To match the ceiling and the walls, of course. 

+That's much better.


+We watched The Interview the other night.  It was really funny…Lizzy Caplan should be in these kinds of movies more often.  And James Franco is never a bad idea.  Parts of it were like Pineapple Express, but with purpose. You really should try to see it if you can…I'd watch it again.
I don't feel right blatantly posting the website Scott found it on, but I'll email you the link if you're interested.

+December's Challenge was to SIMPLIFY.


I think I fully accomplished this.  I said I wasn't going to go overboard on Christmas and I didn't.  I didn't bake all the cookies or buy all the appealing looking holiday things/gifts, etc.  I didn't cook a giant dinner.  Instead, we ate what we felt like and we relaxed for 2 weeks instead of running ourselves ragged.  Hopefully next year, family will come to Colorado to spend Christmas with us.  Hint, hint.

+January's Challenge is to COMPLETE and I'm trying to complete a fitness challenge…I thought I'm going to do yoga everyday.  I was going to use this youtube channel and it would all be well and good.  But a few weeks ago, I pulled something in my side.  Honestly, I think it was a coughing fit that did it and the pain was unbelievable.  Breathing deep, coughing, sneezing..all painful. Lying on my back on the floor was particularly uncomfortable. After a few days, it got better and that's when I started the yoga challenge.  Four days in, I must've pushed too hard because it got worse.  Therefore, the yoga thing stopped this past week.  I need to pick it up again soon, but I must say there's something humbling about stopping your goal progress the first week of January.  Just letting you know in advance why I'm going to fail.

+February's Challenge: Create.  When I read this title in December, I was inspired to create a new recipe every week to share here.  Maybe I'll do something else too.  We'll see what February looks like…I'm incapable of planning that far ahead right now.

+That's it for today.  I was going to do a giveaway tomorrow but this might be one of those weeks where I don't get a Friday post together until Saturday.  Talk about failing to complete a task…

13 comments:

  1. OMG the Wal-Marts in Colorado are cray-cray. I remember stepping into one in Georgia and it was a whole new experience. Still Wal-Mart, but better.

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  2. We are going to see if we can get our hands on the Interview. You're the only one as of now who has said they've seen it. I'm hoping its on this one site we frequent for things like that but we will see!

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  3. That new ceiling fan looks incredible! And yay for simplifying at Christmas and continuing in 2015!

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  4. I kind of feel like this year got off to a rocky start for a lot of us. And it's nothing in particular or that anything is "bad" it's just that I don't feel like I have my life together at all! haha! Sorry about the pulled muscle, friend. That is seriously the most annoying pain in the world, isn't it? I'm still excited about your recipes!

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  5. Sounds like the Walmarts in El Paso, they were the worst!

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  6. You & me both on Amazon... what did people do before it existed?
    Your new ceiling fan is fantastic!

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  7. I hope you have a house full of family next Christmas but this Christmas sounds awesome too in the relaxing and whatever'ing.

    Ordered from Amazon yesterday. Then this morning. And again an hour ago. I'm right there with you keeping the beast afloat. But like you I truly am all about ease.

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  8. Your Walmart sounds like the Walmart I went to ONCE in Renton, Washington and swore never again. It felt like walking into a dirty, badly organized thrift store.

    I will never understand why people paint their ceiling fans the same color as their walls (unless of course the walls and fan are both white, which is fine). Your new one...so much better.

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  9. Amazon is the best thing ever. I need to use it even more than I do, especially the Amazon Pantry. I love the idea of having food and all kinds of household stuff delivered to my door instead of having to fight with the stores in my town. I loathe our Wal-mart and will go to it only if I have no other options.

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  10. Amazon is the best thing ever. I need to use it even more than I do, especially the Amazon Pantry. I love the idea of having food and all kinds of household stuff delivered to my door instead of having to fight with the stores in my town. I loathe our Wal-mart and will go to it only if I have no other options.

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  11. I love Lizzy Caplan. Glad to hear she's good in The Interview as well. I'll be watching it at some point.

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  12. Ooo fitness challenge, that's a good one. Don't injure yourself any more though, maybe basic moves would help? (What do I know, there's definitely no fitness challenge on my list...)

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  13. I went a little bonkers with the Amazon and Etsy apps between Christmas and New Years... to the point where all on the same day I had four post office pick-up slips and two small packages in my mailbox. So... I am totally with you on that one.

    Good luck with your yoga recovery! Don't let the bad start with January throw off your year. By the sounds of it, you have good thoughts for February anyway--which, in my books, is a pass in advance. :)

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